Immortal Road.

Chapter 177 The Dharma King Has Gone Crazy
At this moment, within a radius of hundreds of miles, golden mist was brewing like rippling water, and the entire world was dyed golden.

That was the power of incense and vows from the Great Song Dynasty for thousands of years, which was collected by the remnants of the native Black Lotus Sect in the six regions. When the three sects of the Demonic Path came on an expedition, they were all presented to the Dharma King who protected the religion.

Nowadays, this huge amount of incense and vows are treated as firewood, and all are sacrificed only to summon the legendary "Buddha" to come.

Not only was the Dharma King heartbroken, even Lin Shan, who was watching the battle from afar, couldn't help but suffocate.

How much incense and vows does this require? How many points would it be if converted into ancient rhyme!

Thinking back to the ancient tomb of Yelang, all the antiques plus the giant black lotus Buddha statue provided a total of 50 points of ancient charm! This is just the power of faith provided by the five states and eighteen counties in the southern border.

And what the Black Lotus Sect's Dharma King just burned, from what he said, was the incense and vows of six entire regions. Adding it all up, I'm afraid it would be close to 300 points of ancient rhyme!
What a huge wealth this is!
If it were given to Lin Shan, he could strengthen it into four or five spiritual treasures and directly replace all his equipment with top-notch ones.

This is the real way to get rich overnight!
As for the little profit from missionary work in the East China Sea, it is like the difference between watermelon and sesame seeds in comparison.

The population of the entire East China Sea combined is not as large as that of Southern Xinjiang. The remnants of the Black Lotus Cult in Southern Xinjiang have been secretly collecting nearly 50 points of ancient rhyme for thousands of years. The incense income from just 20 years in the Ezo Sea area of ​​the East China Sea is probably far less than 1 point in terms of ancient rhyme, and it is not even worth Lin Shan's huge risk to steal it.

How many years will it take to see the benefits of preaching? How can it be as refreshing as plundering directly?

It seems that looting and robbing cults like the "Black Lotus Sect" and the "Joy Sect" is the correct way to activate my golden finger.

What made him sad was that the accumulation of thousands of years of Song Dynasty was consumed by the Dharma King who was in the Nascent Soul stage. It was a waste of money to the extreme.

But it must be said that after this huge amount of incense and faith burned, the power was like an abyss and a prison, overwhelming everything.

A golden gate of light stands in the sky, and endless light shines on the earth.

First, a perfect and delicate jade foot stepped out of the door, followed by beautiful legs as splendid as jade, and under the cover of a green lotus skirt, a slender waist like a willow, a swan-like elegant neck, and a face that was noble, cold, yet pure and elegant emerged.

She is like a lotus, growing out of the mud without being stained, washing in the clear water without being coquettish.

She is graceful and elegant, with long black hair like a waterfall. She is simply a pure and elegant classical beauty, with an ethereal temperament like a fairy in a painting.

Not only the three Yuanying elders of Zixiao Sect in the sky were stunned, but Lin Shan and his group who were peeping from afar were also stunned. And on the outskirts of this huge battlefield, there were not only them who were hiding and watching the battle, but there were actually several waves of people who were also shocked by this sudden change and couldn't help but reveal their aura.

Is this the "World Honored One" in the Black Lotus Cult legend?
The Black Lotus Buddha they preach every day?

Who is the real mastermind behind such a huge and top demonic sect?

It turned out to be a woman!
Of course, no one would simply think that this was just an ordinary woman. To be able to teach a giant of the magic world like the Dharma King, this woman must have a very important background, and maybe even from the upper realm.

Lin Shan was also dry-mouthed at this time. These evil cults were indeed not simple. They dared to commit crimes under the golden rules set by the fairy world. They must have a powerful background to support them.

However, this woman is too beautiful. She has an elegant and leisurely temperament, and her every move is in line with the charm of heaven and earth. Could she be a real immortal?
Unfortunately, this question was destined to remain unanswered, and the woman in the lotus skirt, the so-called "Buddha", seemed to be just a phantom that was summoned. She accepted the sacrifice and came to this world to fight the enemy. She had no ability to think or speak.

However, her movements were not slow. The moment she stepped out of the light gate, she had already raised her slender hand.

In an instant, the void seemed to be grasped at the lifeline, and the entire world shattered like a mirror. Unparalleled pressure filled the surroundings. The three Yuanying stage elders of Zixiao Sect began to hold on with difficulty, but they bent down involuntarily, and there was a tendency for them to kneel down!
The upside-down Milky Way in the sky also changed from its previous turbulent waves to calmness. The splashes of water composed of lightning and thunder no longer rushed forward, and the entire magical spell that stretched for dozens of miles was smoothed out, and then in the horrified eyes of everyone.

The sound of "clang clang clang" was broken into several parts, and then the picture remained still for a moment.

"Bang!~~"

It broke into pieces all over the sky.

Then the void seemed to "come alive", like boiling water, with bubbles of varying sizes bubbling up. Everyone's vision became blurred, making it difficult to observe what was happening inside.

It is not difficult to imagine how powerful the phantom summoned by the massive sacrifice of willpower would be when it descended into the world. It would probably be able to turn rivers and seas upside down and move mountains in the blink of an eye.

In less than three breaths, the situation inside seemed to be extremely critical. No matter what means were used, it would be futile. Amidst a series of collisions between magic weapons and magical powers, the urgent cries of the three Yuanying elders of Zixiao Sect suddenly rang out:

"Great Elder, save me!"

Several groups of people watching the battle from the outside were stunned. Could it be that the Zixiao Sect had reinforcements?
They immediately turned around and saw a beam of purple light coming from the west at such a fast speed that it was hard to keep up with. It was like a comet or meteorite smashing into the center of the battlefield. Then the powerful shock wave created by the collision between the two spread out, accompanied by an earth-shaking collision sound.

"Boom!~~~"

Countless dust flew up from the ground, and the pressure in the void disappeared. Only a strange and old voice could be heard coming from far away, floating and echoing in the huge battlefield:

"The sky and the earth are boundless, Qiankun borrows the law, Zixiao inherits the Tao, the five thunders descend from the sky, push the two qi away, mix and become true, come as soon as you hear the call, quickly send out the yang sound, hurry up and obey the command!"

"Bah!"

As the spells were chanted, no one knew how much destruction this land had suffered today. Countless purple thunders suddenly spread in all directions, turning it into a sea of ​​thunder in an instant.

"Boom boom boom!~~~"

"Crack!"

A thunderclap suddenly sounded out of nowhere, and all the horses were silenced, shaking the mountains and rivers.

The sky was sometimes filled with golden light, sometimes with purple light. It flickered so terribly, and the earth collapsed and the sky tilted as if the end of the world had come.

Lin Shan and the others all lowered their heads and shrank back at this time, not daring to look around, for fear that their gazes would be sensed by these "spiritual" lightning threads, which would lock onto their positions and implicate them. As for their spiritual consciousness, they just kept it within their bodies.

A group of brothers had participated in the super battle at the gate of Zixiao Sect that year, which gathered hundreds of thousands of troops of righteous and evil forces. Naturally, they could recognize the identity of the old voice just now, that is, the identity of the person who chanted the spell.

The grand elder of the righteous Zixiao Sect, a thousand-year-old monster in the late Nascent Soul stage.

This person is not like the Dharma King who is only left with his Nascent Soul and has taken over the body of a Jindan stage cultivator. This person is a real living being, a powerful late Nascent Soul cultivator in his prime.

It is said that this great elder lived for more than a thousand years, two hundred years beyond the limit of the Nascent Soul stage, and he consumed countless life-extending elixirs. He single-handedly supported the top ranking of the righteous sects in the Song Dynasty and was a living fossil-level stabilizer of the Zixiao Sect!
As soon as the shadow of the woman in the lotus skirt appeared, she directly shattered the magical spells cast by the three Yuanying stage elders. However, the grand elder of Zixiao Sect came alone and broke the void blockade that they had set up to control the situation. His strength was so terrifying that it was completely unparalleled.

From this we can see that even among those in the Nascent Soul stage, their strength varies greatly, and the gap is far beyond imagination.

This rare duel in the world of cultivation lasted for an unknown amount of time. For all the spectators, every second seemed like an eternity, as if a century had passed. All they remembered were the sky collapsing, the earth cracking, the lightning and thunder, and finally, in the dust and haze, everything gradually returned to calm.

……

At night, a breeze blew by, taking away the last of the haze.

"Cough cough."

"Cough cough."

"Cough cough."

A series of coughing sounds were heard one after another, and one by one the "natives" crawled out from deep underground. It was unknown how much dust they had eaten during this period. Those with stronger strength pulled out their struggling companions.

But suddenly a discordant sound was heard.

"Crack!"

"Ouch! What are you doing so hard?"

Everyone turned around and saw Old Man Zhong standing there at a loss, holding a thigh bone in his hand. The other leg bone of the Black Skeleton Demon Lord who was lying upside down below was still flapping around.

Lin Shan frowned and glanced at Old Man Zhong. What's wrong with you? Are you doing this on purpose?

Everyone knows that you have a conflict, but you can't take advantage of others' misfortune. You are still making small moves at this time. It seems that this old man is very petty.

He shook his head, took a step forward, grabbed the other thigh bone and pulled it out with force.

"Crack!"

"Ah!~~~"

When the second scream was heard, all the brothers looked over here.

"Who is it? You removed my second leg! Old man Zhong, is it you?"

Lin Shan's face twitched, and he guiltily stuffed the thigh bone in his hand into the arms of Old Man Zhong next to him, and quickly ordered a group of younger brothers to dig out the Black Skull Demon Lord.

As soon as the Black Skull Demon Lord came out, he saw Old Man Zhong standing there in a daze, holding his two thigh bones. He was immediately furious and wanted to go up and teach him a lesson, but he couldn't stand up at all.

At this time, Old Man Zhong finally reacted and hesitantly returned the two legs to the Black Skull Demon Lord. He then hesitantly explained, "I wanted to help you out of kindness, but I didn't know your bones and joints were so fragile."

The Black Skeleton Demon Lord struggled to attach the two legs to himself, and then started to attack Old Man Zhong with a "crackling" attack.

"Skeletons are fragile, don't you know how to dig me out?"

"You broke a leg the first time you pulled it out, and you're still pulling it out the second time?"

"I think you are just trying to make things difficult for me and take advantage of the situation to make things worse!"...

Old man Zhong was so anxious that his face turned red. He waved his hands to defend himself: "I didn't! I did pull it out the first time, but the second time..."

Just as he was about to reveal the news, Lin Shan beside him cast a dangerous look at him. There was a strong warning in his eyes, and that deep meaning made Old Man Zhong feel cold all over. He couldn't help but weaken his momentum a little, and his voice gradually became weaker and inaudible.

But the Black Skull Demon Lord was unyielding: "What? What happened the second time? Wasn't it you who pulled it out? Could it be that it was my brother Lin who pulled it out?"

Lin Shan, who was standing next to him, felt his heart skip a beat. Before he could explain, his younger brothers beside him were very smart and quickly stood up to defend him.

"How can it be!"

"Absolutely not!"

"I can testify with my own eyes that the envoy never did anything!"

"I swear to God, the boss stood there without moving. If I lie, I will be struck by lightning."

Before the man had finished speaking, there seemed to be a "spiritual" lightning thread remaining around the battlefield after the war, which sensed the "summon" and struck over in an instant.

"Crack!"

The younger brother staggered, with a chicken-like black smoke rising from his head. He turned his head to look at the boss, and after receiving the approving look, he swayed back and forth with satisfaction.
"Puff~"

fell to the ground.

Everyone rushed forward to check and found that he was only slightly paralyzed all over, and the injury was not serious. It seemed that the lightning wire had lost its power and was only a shape.

Next, the Black Skull Demon Lord became more aggressive and grabbed Old Man Zhong, swearing to demand an explanation. The latter stammered and spoke incoherently, and every time he wanted to tell the truth he was interrupted by a group of his younger brothers, each of whom was very black-hearted.

Once you have the opportunity to show off in front of the boss, your usual friendship is not worth mentioning at all. What's more, such an opportunity to flatter is rare, and you are not the one to take the blame.

With so many "witnesses" to support his case, plus the "physical evidence" he had just seen with his own eyes, the Black Skull Demon Lord was also convinced of his own subjective judgment.

I thought that now I had finally got my chance, and I would settle all the old and new grudges together and beat this wretched old man half to death.

Lin Shan stood up at this time. His subordinates took the blame for him, so of course he had to return the favor. As a boss, he couldn't let his subordinates down, so he had to give them a sweet reward after a slap in the face, so he decided to be a peacemaker.

"Hey, Brother Black Skull, calm down. Old Man Zhong originally wanted to pull you out, but he ended up doing something bad with good intentions. This is understandable."

"You can't justify it! You broke my leg the first time, and you were so reckless the second time. If this isn't intentional, what is this?"

"Well, tell me, is there a possibility that he is old and confused?"

"Bah! This old man is so sinister, despicable and cunning. He can't be so senile. Don't stop me. I must avenge my previous humiliation today!"

"No, no, no, brother, why are you so excited? Have you forgotten what we agreed to do two days ago to put Daju first?"

"It's the damn big orange again!"

It would have been fine if the Black Skull Demon Lord had not heard these four words. As soon as he heard them, he became even more excited. His bones were shaking violently, and some of the small ribs in his chest began to "clatter" out of anger, which scared Lin Shan and his gang nearby.

"I'm telling you, don't mention the words 'big', 'situation', 'purpose', and 'important' in front of me from now on, or I'll be completely angry with you!"

The Black Skull Demon Lord pointed at Lin Shan, and every word he spoke was powerful.

In this dark night with a cold wind, with enemies blocking them from the front and pursuing them from the back, the two leaders in the team who were in the foundation-building stage seemed to be on the verge of a falling out.

All the brothers were afraid to breathe. They found that the Black Skull Demon Lord seemed to be very resentful and there was about to be an internal conflict in the team. They couldn't help but feel scared.

When Lin Shan saw the crazy look of the skeleton, he knew that this was a critical moment and he had to use his ultimate move.

He just sighed, turned around and put his hands behind his back, inadvertently revealing half of the storage bracelet on his wrist, and his tone was bleak and melancholy.

"Forget it. Brother Black Skull has been with me and has suffered a lot of injustice along the way. I am really worried. Now the road ahead is critical and the righteous army is ambushing us from all sides. Our future is uncertain and our lives are in danger."

"Brother, you are a free and unrestrained skeleton in the world. Why would you let us, a bunch of evildoers, drag you down? Just find a mass grave and lie down. After ten years, the world will have changed dramatically. I believe that by then, the evildoers will have become a thing of the past. After the storm has passed, it won't be too late for you to come out on your own."

"It's hard to find a true friend in life. Thank you for your guidance over the past ten years. Although I am reluctant to let you go, all good things must come to an end. I don't know when we will meet again."

"People have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, the moon has its ups and downs, and it is difficult to have everything in life."

"After so many years, the good times and beautiful scenery are gone"

……

The Black Skull Demon Lord became more and more dumbfounded the more he listened. Why was this brat still shaking his head and reciting poetry?
It just sounds so awesome.
Oh no! This shouldn't be my focus. Does it look like they are trying to chase me away?
The Black Skull Demon Lord's mind suddenly became clear. He remembered that Lin Shan's storage magic weapon had accidentally leaked just now, and greed instantly took over.

No, I haven't got the innate spiritual treasure yet, so I can't turn against him now.

For the sake of the innate spiritual treasure, I endure it!
The situation reversed in an instant, and the Black Skull Demon Lord quickly waved his hands.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you talking about, brother? You are being so formal with me!"

"Am I the kind of skeleton who abandons his teammates and escapes alone when faced with danger?"

"As long as we live in this world, righteousness comes first. We share happiness and difficulties together!"

"It is our duty to stand firm for our brothers!"

……

As he spoke, the Black Skeleton Demon Lord really acted like a real warrior. He took out two bone knives from his storage bag and inserted them into the gaps on both sides of his ribs!
Anyway, it's a skeleton, without flesh and blood, so it's just a stab in the ribs!
Lin Shan suddenly turned around, his throat choked with sobs, and pressed down on its shoulder blades, making the skeleton unable to bear the weight.

"Brother!"

"Brother!"

"Brother Black Skull!"

"Brother Lin Shan!"

The two foxes, big and small, hugged each other and cried, and reconciled after the misunderstanding was resolved.

The younger brothers who were watching nearby were all shocked by the loyalty of "sticking their necks out for their brothers". They couldn't help but feel a lump in their throats and shed tears of emotion.

……

After the little episode, everyone set out on their journey to escape again.

As for who would win or lose between the four Yuanying-stage elders of Zixiao Sect and the "phantom" of the Tathagata summoned by the Dharma King, they had no idea.

Heading eastwards, we crossed the Yimeng Mountains. The sky was clear blue and my mood improved.

As soon as I got down the mountainside, I immediately saw a group of demonic monks stopped a hundred meters ahead and could not move forward. There were more than a hundred of them.

These groups of demonic monks were also small forces fleeing to the East China Sea. Like Lin Shan and his group, they had also secretly watched yesterday's shocking battle. They all fled on their own tacit understanding and were considered acquaintances.

Now seeing them crowding in the front, Lin Shan and others couldn't help but feel curious.

But before they could ask, a sudden pressure came from nowhere, and a big hand appeared in the sky and grabbed them casually. They grabbed them and threw them to the ground without any resistance.

"Plop, plop, plop."

"Ouch~ What's going on~"

After screaming a few times, the group of people looked up and found that the demon monks around them all had bitter faces and showed "sympathy" expressions to them.

Lin Shan and the others panicked and looked ahead quickly.

A young man in a red robe was standing in the middle of the road, staring at them with a defiant look on his face.

It was none other than the Dharma King who displayed his mighty power yesterday!

Everyone was overjoyed but also puzzled. Meeting a senior from the Demon Sect on the way to escape, shouldn't this be something to be happy about? Maybe he could even give them a ride. Why did these groups of demon sect monks all look so sad?
But then they couldn't laugh anymore, because.
The Dharma King's current condition seems to be a little bit abnormal. He is having convulsions, his limbs are uncoordinated, he is looking around suspiciously, and even talks to himself inexplicably from time to time.

It seems that this great demon master has been attacked by the massive amount of incense and prayer power, and is now in a state of "schizophrenia".

(End of this chapter)